Improvement in invalid-bedsteads



P. K. STIGE 3L W. H. KING- Invalid-Bedstead.

No. 213,706. tPatented Mar. 25,1879.

N-PI'ERS, PHOTGUTHOGRAFHER, WASHINGTON. D CA UNITED STATES PHEBE K.STICE AND WILLIAM H.

PATENT OFFICE.

KING, OF SWAN CREEK, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN INVALID-BEDSTEADS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 2] 3,706, dated March25, 1879; application filed December 28, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, Mrs. PHEBE K. STIGE and WILLIAM H. KING, of SwanGreek, in the county of Warren and State of Illinois, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Invalid-Bedsteads; and we dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, which will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specication, in which- Figure l is atop-plan view of a bedstead embodying our invention. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation. Fig. 3 is a Vertical sectional view in the line .r x in Fig.l.

Our invention consists in certain improvements in invalid-bedsteads,hereinafter more fully set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

fBeferring to the drawings by letters, the same letter indicating thesaine part in the different views, letters A represent the side rails,A' the foot-rail, A the legs, and B B', respectively, the head and footboards, of a bedstead, which parts may be of any ordinary construction,excepting as hereinafter specially described.

The bedstead-bottom is formed of three sections: rst, a risinghead-section, O, formed of slats c and transverse connecting-rods c c,or in any other suitable manner; second, a central xed section, D,formed of a commode or seat-board, d, with an aperture, d', through it,supported on rods E E', which extend transversely across the bedstead,(slats c may be also added to the section D, as required 5) and, third,a falling foot-section, F, formed of slats f, and connecting-bar f', anda foot-rest board, f. The rod E passes through the ends of the slats f,so as to permit lowering the end of the section F, as shown by dottedlines at Fig. 3 of the drawings; and the section O is hinged, so thatitlmay be raised, as shown by dotted lines at same gure, on a rod, G,which extends across' the bedstead, and passes through the slats c ashort distance from their ends nextlthe rod E'. H is a support orlatch-bar, journaled on the rod c, and has notches h, which may beengaged with a transverse rod, I, to support the section O at differentdegrees of inclination to the rails A, as shown at Fig. 3 of thedrawings. a is a spring-latch, which engages with a notch, a', in thefoot-rail A', to hold the section F in a horizontal position.

J is a shaft extending across and journaled in suitable bearings in thebedstead, adjacent to the head-board B, and has a ratchet-wheel, j, andcrank j on its outer end, and alockingpawl, j", adjacent.

K K are cords extending from the free end of the section F over pulleysk on the rods E E to the shaft J, to which they are attached, so thatturning the shaft J in the direction shown by the arrow at Fig. 2 willwind the cord thereon and raise the section F into a horizontalposition, and turning it in the opposite direction will unwind the cordand allow the section to swing downward by its own gravity.

L L are cords attached at one end to the rod c of the section C, and attheir other ends to the shaft J, ,on the opposite side of said shaftfrom the cords K, so that turning the shaft to lower the section F willraise the section O, and vice versa, as will be seen at Fig. 3 of thedrawings.

M is a bed-vessel support, and is hinged at one end to a rod, m, whichis attached to the slats f of the section F, and its other end issuspended by cords m from the rod E', so that when the section F islowered the support M will also be lowered to receive abcd-vessel, asshown by dotted lines at Fig. 3, and when the section F is raised thesupport M will also be raised, as shown by full lines at same figure.

N is the foot-board, hinged by links u to the rails A, so that it may beturned down to form a foot-board, as shown by full lines at Fig. 2, orupward and forward to form a table, as shown by dotted lines at sameigure. l? P are arms, hinged at one end in recesses p in the rails A, sothat they may be turned down, as shown by full lines at Fig. 2, orupward to form supports for one side of the table N, as shown by dottedlines at same figure.

Any suitable mattress may be placed on the bed-bottom, and it will beseen that the sec tion C or back-rest may be adjusted at pleasure byhand or by rotating the shaft J, while the section F is held by thelatch a. When the latch ais released the sections O and F may beoperated simultaneously, the section C rising and the section F falling,by rotating the shaft J in the evident manner, and may be held atdifferent inclinations by the ratchet and pawl j".

When the section F is turned down, to permit a sitting` posture of theinvalid, the support M will be brought into position to receive abed-vessel when required.

The foot-board N is hinged so that it can be turned up to form a tableconvenient for the invalid, sitting on the fixed section D.

We claim as new and as our invention- 1. The combination, with the fixedsection D, having an opening, d', of the hinged section F and thebed-vessel support M, pivoted to the rod m of the hinged section F atone end, and suspended at its other end by the cords m', encircling theshaft E', substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. The foot-board N, hinged to the side rails by links u, and providedwith recesses in its lower face, in combination with the fixed section Dand arms I), hinged to the side rails, the latter being provided withrecesses for the reception of the arms when not used as a support forthe foot-board, substantially as described, and for the purpose setforth.

In testimony that We claim the foregoing as our own we affix oursignatures in presence of two witnesses.

PHEBE K. STICE. WILLIAM H. KING.

Witnesses H. A. ALLEN, I. It. RICHARDS.

